Intro: D F G D F G Verse 1: D F G D F G They shot him in the back... now it's a crime to be black... D F G D F G So don't act surprised... when it gets vandalized... Chorus: F G F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder Verse 2: D F G D F G D F G D There's good cops... bad cops... white cops... black cops... Chorus: F G F G You got to call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder Verse 3: D F G D F G D F G D F G Trayvon Martin... Ezell Ford... Michael Brown... and so many, many more... Chorus: G F G F G D F G D F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, call it what... it... is... murder Verse 4: D F G D F G Government... ain't easy... D F G D F G Policing... ain't easy... D F G D F G Hard times... ain't easy... D F G D F G D F G D F G O-ppression... ain't easy... racism... ain't easy... D F G D F G D Fear... ain't easy... suffer-ing ain't easy Chorus: F G F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder ...murder Verse 5: D F G D F G Gun control... mind control... D F G D Self-control... we've dug ourselves a hole Chorus: F G F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder F G F G You got to call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder F G F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder
